T Araki to Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, 19 April 1944

April 19, 1944

Department of the Secretary of State,

In regard to your notice of April 13, I wish to inform you that I am very displeased with the amount for which the above property was sold. I think that the so-called qualified appraisers have been very unfair in their valuation of the property. As much as I wish to hold that property, I have no objections to its sale as long as I get a fair and decent price for it. I know I am powerless to do anything about the matter, in these present conditions, but I assure you I will not accept that amount of sale as final.

When the above property was leased to J Arday in 1942, there was some bits of furniture left in the house in his care. I wish to know what became of them whether it was sold within the property or if it is in your hands.

I have been informed by the Pacific Co-operative Union that your office has signed some furniture & farm implements I left in their care and sold some of it. I wish you would send me and itemized list of what's still in your hands & what has been sold & the amount.

In your statement of my present account there is an item. 1943 - July 13 - B.C. Security Commission Hospital Bills. Debit - $125.00

I have no knowledge whatsoever of this account so I wish you would send me an itemized list of this account. I am sure I did not have any hospital bills in B.C. and the Security Commission in Lethbridge have nothing on their account regarding the above bills.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible

T Araki

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